Congratulations to Jackson McAliley (Laser 4.7), Chase Carraway (Standard), and Michael Burns (Radial) for their wins at the 2020 Laser Midwinters East Regatta.

Competitors saw a range of conditions over the four day events with strong winds and big seas providing challenging conditions on the middle two days.While the Standard fleet was unusually small with only 18 competitors due to the timing of the 2020 World Championship, Chase Carraway commanded the group.The Radial fleet at 84 competitors was large enough to warrant a fleet split to gold and silver after two days of qualification racing. Michael Burns and Nicholas Reeser battled for the win with Burns taking the top spot. Top female competitor was Amaya Escudero finishing 14th overall in the Gold Fleet. The Silver Fleet was won by Preston Weaver.The largest Laser 4.7 Fleet ever for this regatta turned up at 41 competitors. These sailors have clearly been training hard and were up to the task of the big courses in challenging conditions. Jackson McAliley had a rough race 1 and then never looked back to take the win. The top female sailor was Lauren Russler in 10th place.Thank you to Clearwater Yacht Club for hosting again this year.